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furniture

fur·ni·ture

UK/ˈfɜː.nɪ.t͡ʃə/ US/ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ common slang

noun

1.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

  • “they had too much furniture for the small apartment”
  • “there was only one piece of furniture in the room”
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Origin

From Middle French fourniture (“a supply, or the act of furnishing”), from fournir (“to furnish”).

Phrases

  • angels moving the furniture
  • federation furniture
  • furniture beetle
  • furniture music
  • furniture polish
  • furniture poverty
  • gun furniture
  • move furniture

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